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Lanfear being intimidated by Moggy is comical.
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Oct 7, 2023 21:29
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Invalid Validation posted:Lanfear being intimidated by Moggy is comical. I think it was more fear of what she represented: all six of them are free now, all at once, and they're all pissed at her as a common foe now. She flat out says to Moggy "You don't want to fight me, honey." She thinks Moggy's beneath her, but all six of them working against her, together or apart, is a pants making GBS threads prospect for her.
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Oct 7, 2023 21:48
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also lanfear kind of walked into a trap set up by the one forsaken who is actually noted as being pretty good at those, and moghedien likely could have...probably killed her, if she wanted to? it might not be the easiest thing ever, but moggy definitely had sort of the upper hand there and probably just avoided doing it purely because there's only 7 forsaken around at that moment and they probably don't want to ice her unless they're absolutely sure she's lost to them.
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Oct 7, 2023 21:51
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Lol that they literally had Moghedien create a spider web. Subtle the show isnt. Anyways finished New Spring and a typically electrifying ending by Jordan. But the slow pace at the beginning and middle of the book with not much being done other than White Tower goings on definitely was felt, without the main series length and overall meta plot helping to push it forward. Those slow periods that then create a sustained tension that explodes into an amazing climax is Jordan's trademark but it feels like too much happens in the last 20 pages compared to the rest of the book. Still like it for the added context it gives the rest of the series (though now I'm left thinking that Moiraine's insistence on covering up Merean's crimes led to the Black Ajah acting without any countervailing force and potentially killing thousands of people in the interum). Like the Simallarion to the series LotR. And started the first Non Jordan book. Even reading the first paragraphs you can tell there's a huge shift in the writing. Shorter sentences, more emphasis on punchy sentences. Let's see how this goes.
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Oct 7, 2023 22:00
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Shageletic posted:Lol that they literally had Moghedien create a spider web. Subtle the show isnt. Having her make little web style weaves in her intro is actually pretty subtle, a lot more so than “hey there goes moghedien, I’ve done my research and did you know she was named after a poisonous spider???”
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Oct 7, 2023 22:49
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And reciting spider poetry (probably)
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Oct 7, 2023 22:51
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It's Shag, that's their thing.
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Oct 7, 2023 22:53
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Data Graham posted:And reciting spider poetry (probably) Getting startled and jumping from a shoe Barreft posted:It's Shag, that's their thing. Lol OK.
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Oct 7, 2023 22:55
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the forsaken literally pick their own Cool Evil Person names that literally embody the weird poo poo they do, it's not really a surprise if the show actively puts that stuff to use given that the books aren't incredibly subtle about it that often, either
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Oct 7, 2023 22:57
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Johnny Joestar posted:the forsaken literally pick their own Cool Evil Person names that literally embody the weird poo poo they do, it's not really a surprise if the show actively puts that stuff to use given that the books aren't incredibly subtle about it that often, either Did Moghedien ever rock spider fashion or do anything spider-y other than being good at political intrigue and spycraft in the books? Trying to remember.
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Oct 7, 2023 23:07
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Shageletic posted:Did Moghedien ever rock spider fashion or do anything spider-y other than being good at political intrigue and spycraft in the books? Trying to remember. she thinks to herself once about having a lace with a hint of webs on it and not wanting to overuse a theme
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Oct 7, 2023 23:14
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She was a web developer back in the age
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Oct 7, 2023 23:18
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Shageletic posted:Did Moghedien ever rock spider fashion or do anything spider-y other than being good at political intrigue and spycraft in the books? Trying to remember. Literally, her name, which she chose for herself, is the name of a small poisonous spider.
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Oct 7, 2023 23:22
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Data Graham posted:She was a web developer back in the age Lol
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Oct 7, 2023 23:31
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Oct 7, 2023 23:31
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Johnny Joestar posted:the forsaken literally pick their own Cool Evil Person names that literally embody the weird poo poo they do, it's not really a surprise if the show actively puts that stuff to use given that the books aren't incredibly subtle about it that often, either buffalo all day posted:Literally, her name, which she chose for herself, is the name of a small poisonous spider. Chosen never chose their names, except for Lanfear who was given special consideration for being the one to drill the bore
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Oct 7, 2023 23:37
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DarkHorse posted:except for Lanfear who was given special consideration for being the one to drill the bore
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Oct 7, 2023 23:38
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Now I'm thinking about the names of the Forsaken being like callsigns in Top Gun where you choose them for yourself because of how super mysticool badass they sound, but in real life you get named something like "Squarts" because of that one night
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Oct 7, 2023 23:40
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Pleads posted:I thought Lews Therin was a pretty exciting guy actually huh?
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Oct 7, 2023 23:42
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Data Graham posted:Now I'm thinking about the names of the Forsaken being like callsigns in Top Gun where you choose them for yourself because of how super mysticool badass they sound, but in real life you get named something like "Squarts" because of that one night I had a coworker whose callsign was "Pon" His last name was DaRosa But yeah it's basically this: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxfKG01yIHO/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Oct 7, 2023 23:44
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I just checked up on Mog's history for a refresher and I never knew she joined LTT's staff, or that Mog and Birgitte had past history lolquote:Moghedien was a relatively young Aes Sedai, roughly 200 years old in the Age of Legends when the Bore was created. She was often overlooked as harmless and unimportant, though even before pledging her soul to the Dark One, there are records of Moghedien violating ethical law in her job. This appearance gave ample opportunity, making her ideal in the business of spying and sabotage. In fact, it was said that she ran what was perhaps the Shadow's most extensive intelligence network during the War of Power.
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Oct 7, 2023 23:47
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DarkHorse posted:Chosen never chose their names, except for Lanfear who was given special consideration for being the one to drill the bore They are originally given their names by other people out of fear, but I thought they all actively chose to go by them.
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Oct 7, 2023 23:48
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I'm halfway through TGS in my reread and drat I really hope the show makes it to the scene of Egwene standing up to Elaida cause after the last few eps I know Madeleine Madden would absolutely crush it
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Oct 8, 2023 00:36
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Big Mutha Truckers 2 posted:I'm halfway through TGS in my reread and drat I really hope the show makes it to the scene of Egwene standing up to Elaida cause after the last few eps I know Madeleine Madden would absolutely crush it Matching the scene with Shohreh Agdashloo no less if the rumors are accurate
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Oct 8, 2023 00:38
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I've always said Jeff Bezos was a kind, understanding man and I fully supported his adventures into space
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Oct 8, 2023 00:39
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DarkHorse posted:Chosen never chose their names, except for Lanfear who was given special consideration for being the one to drill the bore
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Oct 8, 2023 00:43
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Big Mutha Truckers 2 posted:I'm halfway through TGS in my reread and drat I really hope the show makes it to the scene of Egwene standing up to Elaida cause after the last few eps I know Madeleine Madden would absolutely crush it TGS is one of my favorite books. It being so focused on Rand and Egwene is great.
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Oct 8, 2023 00:44
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The last three books are pretty much my favourite in the series. TSR beats them all out one-on-one but as a run they're unparalleled. They're so much more cinematic and there's zero downtime across the trio, just moments landing and landing and landing right on top of each other. Phwoar.
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Oct 8, 2023 00:54
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just finished the season the casting wasn't very good, except for some of the women, especially liandrin and lanfear. egwene's actress had gotten better this season imo the costume design was good for the most parts. the damane pacifiers sucked rear end, but otherwise it was ok, and the aiel were perfect. the seanchan armors looked properly villainous and exotic apart from that the show runners really dropped the ball. the foretelling about the dragon's birth was really lame, even the lovely comic did it better. and why was lan a channeling specialist all of a sudden? and the best scenes in the book were ruined too. turak's and rand's duel could have had cool sword fighting coreography instead of rand just going "lightning bolt lightning bolt!". and ingtar's most defining moment when he stopped being a fatalist darkfriend and redeemed himself was just a wet shart. and since this show clearly didn't lack money, why weren't rand and ishmael fighting in the sky? the only good change this show did was killing the prophet guy. like, the original idea of the series was "what if a normal guy (who was the author insert) was the messiah?" and the prophet was just background noise related to that. so it was kinda like the barrow wights and tom bombadil and could be removed easily the thing i enjoyed the most about this season was the dramatic irony of knowing who the unrevealed black sisters and other darkfriends were i wish that the showrunners had used the cool parts of the books instead of writing their own shittier plot. perhaps the next turning of the wheel will have talented people making the adaptation
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Oct 8, 2023 01:13
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Hate to break it to you, but Masema is alive and well and last seen looking up in awe and adoration at Rand.
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Oct 8, 2023 01:21
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DTurtle posted:Hate to break it to you, but Masema is alive and well and last seen looking up in awe and adoration at Rand. Also played by the best sword fighting actor among the regulars and a certified badass.
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Oct 8, 2023 01:23
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DTurtle posted:Hate to break it to you, but Masema is alive and well and last seen looking up in awe and adoration at Rand. lol it's been some years since i read the books who was the shienaran who was killed and then resurrected by the horn?
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Oct 8, 2023 01:26
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now that i think of it, the magical effects were better than i expected.
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Oct 8, 2023 01:27
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ChubbyChecker posted:lol it's been some years since i read the books That was Uno Nomesta
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Oct 8, 2023 01:28
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Now that two of the three things May gets from going through the door have been added in without him having to go through the door I wonder how the last little bit will be revealed. I’m guessing the show skips the Aelfinn and Eelfinn which means Moiraine sticks around longer. Hopefully she gets more to do in TLB too.
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Oct 8, 2023 01:31
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pik_d posted:That was Uno Nomesta ah so it was
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Oct 8, 2023 01:32
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Joementum posted:Now that two of the three things May gets from going through the door have been added in without him having to go through the door I wonder how the last little bit will be revealed. yeah, i'm not seeing the showrunners dropping her off for multiple seasons
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Oct 8, 2023 01:33
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Joementum posted:Now that two of the three things May gets from going through the door have been added in without him having to go through the door I wonder how the last little bit will be revealed. I don't think there's any way they can make actual snake and fox people for it :/ Loial alone is passable, but I think it's mostly the actor's charm allowing the weird everything else to be ignored.
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ChubbyChecker posted:yeah, i'm not seeing the showrunners dropping her off for multiple seasons This also solves the problem of having Lanfear potentially disappear for a few seasons by just… not having her disappear instead.
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